DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 48.9 - - 49.5 - - 48.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 11 - - 6 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1020 - - 676 - - 653 - - 881 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1909 - - 1565 - - 1542 - - 1770 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1660 - - 1671 - - 2087 - - 1732 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 84 - - 66 - - 67 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 9 - - 6 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 242 - - 322 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 623 - - 468 - - 553 - - 641 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1286 - - 1097 - - 989 - - 1129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 211 - - 122 - - 172 - - 212 ODpotential blCL - - - 1698 - - 1443 - - 1370 - - 1558 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 48.9 - - 49.5 - - 48.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.7 - - 47.1 - - 48.1 - - 46.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 48.9 - - 49.6 - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 46.8 - - 47.9 - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 11 - - 6 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1020 - - 676 - - 653 - - 881 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95562 56 266 66 263 70 270 61 264 95562 88768 36 272 45 267 49 274 40 279 88768 83491 27 286 31 266 28 275 34 280 83491 79049 27 292 22 268 21 279 23 261 79049 75189 22 302 15 246 22 268 21 270 75189 71750 16 283 10 241 19 252 23 278 71750 68607 12 274 8 264 16 239 21 272 68607 65685 15 281 12 281 12 239 21 270 65685 62947 17 273 14 278 17 254 23 254 62947 60275 17 268 16 251 18 231 22 247 60275 57479 18 263 17 266 17 250 23 261 57479 54568 24 262 32 266 27 270 29 266 54568 51780 36 249 39 250 37 255 35 258 51780 49270 38 240 37 239 37 241 36 253 49270 47026 36 248 39 244 36 248 38 255 47026 44992 40 250 48 248 39 252 42 257 44992 43125 47 249 50 248 40 251 43 257 43125 41395 50 246 51 244 41 249 40 256 41395 39787 47 243 50 242 41 249 37 252 39787 38290 35 244 48 243 40 251 35 249 38290 36898 31 255 44 247 37 249 32 246 36898 35574 30 255 35 262 25 250 19 252 35574 34251 32 258 37 262 21 265 17 243 34251 32887 35 256 32 253 18 267 13 227 32887 31474 35 258 21 266 11 271 18 259 31474 29992 35 262 22 267 13 290 22 267 29992 28430 37 262 23 254 21 288 21 268 28430 26788 35 264 22 250 21 284 19 273 26788 25065 33 266 19 259 19 285 20 273 25065 23266 31 269 18 262 17 272 19 272 23266 21395 29 271 20 263 19 259 16 275 21395 19448 28 271 23 258 21 257 16 304 19448 17424 27 268 26 259 22 263 21 349 17424 15361 30 260 26 265 18 280 21 354 15361 13375 35 251 28 264 15 302 21 337 13375 11571 30 251 25 261 14 303 20 325 11571 9971 24 255 22 249 11 290 17 323 9971 8555 21 270 20 257 12 297 15 323 8555 7303 19 286 18 270 12 304 12 314 7303 6195 18 286 15 265 9 305 7 331 6195 5219 16 275 13 263 8 298 10 013 5219 4360 17 259 15 268 9 314 13 010 4360 3603 18 252 16 264 10 323 18 012 3603 2927 19 241 16 253 10 325 21 006 2927 2330 19*234 15 251 10 325 21 002 2330 1832 17*230 13*246 9*324 20*358 1832 1450 16 228 11*242 7*322 18*355 1450 1187 15 227 10 241 6 322 16 353 1187 1028 13 227 9 241 5 321 14 352 1028 936 9 226 7 241 4 321 10 350 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography